Specifying Numbers to format Commands

Several places in the format utility require number
as input. You must either specify the appropriate data or select a number
from a list of choices. In either case, the help facility causes format to
display the upper and lower limits of the number expected. Simply enter the
appropriate number. The number is assumed to be in decimal format unless a
base is explicitly specified as part of the number (for example, 0x for hexadecimal).